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[Opinions] Finn
What do you think of Finn? I'm loving it at the moment.Just Finn as a first name, because Finnegan makes me think of vinegar and Finlay is getting popular for girls (ugh!)Does Finn make you think of fishes?
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE Finn! But I prefer Finley / Finlay. (Down with girls named Finley.)
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It's very yuppie and flashinthepan. I like Finn better than Finnegan and Finlay though.
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sort of, but...it does, but just quickly. i don't think of it as a "fishy" name. i agree that Finlay on girls is a sad thing. and i also think that it's best on it's own, rather than the longer names. Finnegan, Finbar, Finlay, etc. are all a bit much.I also like Finn better than Flynn, although the latter isn't bad, it sound more like a last name still to me.
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I definitely prefer Finn to Flynn. I actually dislike Flynn, which is surprising since I like Finn so much! I think it's the Y I don't like... Fynn would be terrible too!
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I agree.I like Finn better than Flynn as well. I don't dislike Flynn but I like Finn more. Flynn is a surname to me as well. Plus I prefer the sound of not having the L.
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This message was edited 5/29/2012, 3:50 AM

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I like Finn, but almost exclusively as a nickname for a longer version, unless it's spelled Fionn which makes it look more complete to me. I do like Finnegan, but also Finnian/Finian, Finlay/Finley, Findlay, and to a certain extent Finbarr and Fintan.ETA: Oh, and I don't think it's too fishy. It does remind me of fish, but only after I ponder the name for a bit.

This message was edited 5/28/2012, 6:49 PM

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Finn is very fun and doesn't remind me of fish at all. Personally, I'm not big into one-syllable full names. What about Fintan, Finnbar, Findlay, or Finnian?
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I do like Finnian, but it sounds strange with my SOs last name.
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Not just fish but sharks!
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I can't place it but Finn gets on my nerves. Maybe because there's a ton of Finn- names and I don't like any of them. It just sounds so boring and generic and inoffensive. It does remind me of fish, especially salmon because of the myth of Finn McCool - makes it even fishier. I don't mind the spelling Fionn, weirdly.
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Ha, I didn't even get why it would make me think of fish before I read some of the other replies. So no, Finn does not make me think of fish. I kind of like the sound of it. Actually, I prefer just Finn to all the longer Fin-names.
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My son is Finn and I really like it. Couldn't find a longer version we liked, but now I like it as a nn for Griffin and Finnbjorn. But my son isn't a Griffin and Finnbjorn wouldn't work outside of Norway and Sweden really, so I'm glad we went with it. I've never made me think of fish, though we have had fun explaining to him that fish have fins and we live in Finland.
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It's okay...a little trendy. I have a cat named Phin, so the name is a little stale for me. I would imagine that if I had a child named Finn, I'd get tired of it quickly.
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I like it. I prefer Finnegan, though. Yes, it makes me think of a fish, but I consider that a good thing. I love animals and Finn gives me a lovely image of a fisher town, fish, the ocean, it's a nice image.
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Finn makes me think of fishes as well. I also consider it a good thing. It use to bother me, but lately I've come to enjoy the fishy association. I think of fish fins, porpoise fins, shark fins, whale fins, and of oceans, seas, lakes and rivers. It makes me think of Huckleberry Finn, which is a very water based book since it takes place along a river. Fionn mac Cumhaill is also a cool hero of legend who gains knowledge from eating the Salmon of Knowledge.My parents have a little neighbor named Finn who is just a little over 2 years old. He's a cute little boy with a head of blond curls and green eyes. I think actually interacting with a Finn rather than just seeing it around has made me have more love for it and to see that the fish association isn't a negative but a positive.I like the name Finn / Fionn though it is a bit short. My favorites are Fintan, Finnian, Finnegas, Fingal, Finley / Finlay and Finn / Fionn. I like Finnegan and Finbar but not as much as the others.
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This message was edited 5/28/2012, 3:41 PM

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Hate it.
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I like it a lot. I actually prefer it to Finley, and it doesn't make me think of anything fishy.
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